BTN.com staff, May 8, 2016
The bracket for the 2016 Big Ten Softball Tournament was released Sunday night, and Big Ten champion Michigan is the No. 1 seed.
[ MORE: View the GoPSUSports.com's tourney central page ]
The Wolverines, fresh off claiming their ninth consecutive Big Ten regular-season crown, earn a first-round bye into Friday's quarterfinals, along with No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Northwestern and No. 4 Penn State.
The top 12 teams make the tournament, held at Penn State, and all 11 games air live on BTN/BTN2Go, starting with No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Rutgers at noon ET Thursday.
View the complete tournament schedule and get links to watch each game on BTN2Go.
| THURSDAY (all times ET) | |||
| Noon | Game 1: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Rutgers | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Game 2: No. 7 Illinois vs. No. 10 Michigan State | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Game 3: No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Purdue | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 8 p.m. | Game 4: No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 Indiana | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| FRIDAY | |||
| Noon | Game 5: No. 3 Northwestern vs. Winner of Game 1 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Game 6: No. 2 Minnesota vs. Winner of Game 2 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Game 7: No. 4 Penn State vs. Winner of Game 3 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 8 p.m. | Game 8: No. 1 Michigan vs. Winner of Game 4 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| SATURDAY | |||
| 1 p.m. | Semifinal 1: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Semifinal 2: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Championship: Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 | BTN | BTN2Go | |
